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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6117, described as Vertically hafted adze; iron blade; wood handle; L. 70 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-13400, described as Adze—wood; hook-shaped handle with circular metal blade tilted over short end of handle. Length 46 cm, width 19.4 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Animal figure, accession number 5-14351, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Animal hide, accession number 5-13672, described as UTAH-KI_RIOT= "skin of goat"., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13672, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 17. File code: 2.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Goat skin, dried, stretched at edges from being tied. Context of use: Made by women and girls. *Used for clothing for girls and women; also used for trade. Description: Skin; goat; dried with fur. L=96 cm. W=72 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #XE TN 17.
Hearst Museum object titled Ankle rattle, accession number 5-13444b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Ankle rattle, accession number 5-13444a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Ankle rattles, accession number 5-13444a,b, described as leather w/ metal rings
Hearst Museum object titled Anklet, accession number 5-6102, described as Anklet; solid metal bent in a circle and tied with wire, passing through five metal bottle caps. Worn by women around the ankle, often several of them. Found in deserted Masai village.
Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 5-7028, described as Public apron; brown cow hide with red, yello, green and blue spherical glass beads; blue bead border; fibre twine ties; l. 14 cm w. 15 cm. Worn by women as an apron to cover genital area. Kisanza is name for apron without belt, with belt called kitemu.

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